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Dr Gail W. T. Wilson
Phone: 405-744-5539 Email: gail.wilson@okstate.eduAddress: 008C Ag Hall, Natural Ressource Ecology & Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74077 Interests: Mycorrhizal ecologyPersonnel Home Page: Publication
1. Jonas, J.L., G.W.T. Wilson, P.M. White and A. Joern. 2007. Consumption of mycorrhizal and saprophytic fungi by Collembola in grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39: 2594- 2602.

2. Villarreal, M., R. C. Cochran, D. E. Johnson, E. G. Towne, G. W. T. Wilson, D. C. Hartnett and D. G. Goodin. 2006. The use of pasture reflectance characteristics and arbuscular mycorrhizal root colonization to predict pasture characteristics of tallgrass prairie grazed by cattle and bison. Grass and Forage Science 61: 32- 41.

3. Wilson, G.W.T., D.C. Hartnett, and C. W. Rice. 2006. Mycorrhizal-mediated phosphorus transfer between tallgrass prairie plants Sorghastrum nutans and Artemisia ludoviciana. Functional Ecology 20: 427- 435.

4. Kula, A. R., D. C. Hartnett and G. W. T. Wilson. 2005. Mycorrhizal symbiosis and insect herbivory in tallgrass prairie microcosms. Ecology Letters 81: 61- 69.

5. Wilson, K. C.. 2005. Hyporheic oxygen flux and substratum spatial heterogeneity: effects on whole-stream dynamics.
6. Trager, M., G. W. T. Wilson, and D. C. Hartnett. 2004. Interactive effects of burn regime and bison activity on tallgrass prairie vegetation. American Midland Naturalist 152: 237- 247.

7. Hartnett, D. C., A. L. F. Potgieter, and G. W.T. Wilson. 2004. Fire effects on mycorrhizal symbiosis and root system architecture in southern African savanna grasses. African Journal of Ecology 42: 1- 10.

8. Wilson, G. W. T. 2003. Mycorrhizal symbiosis in the tallgrass prairie: above- and belowground linkages.
9. Hartnett, D. C., and G. T. Wilson. 2002. The role of mycorrhizas in plant community structure and dynamics: lessons from grasslands. Plant and Soil 244: 319- 331.

10. Eom, A. H., G. W. T. Wilson, and D. C. Hartnett. 2001. Effects of ungulate grazers on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and fungal community structure in tallgrass prairie. Mycology 93: 233- 242.

11. Wilson, G. W. T., D. C. Hartnett, M. D. Smith, and K. Kobbeman. 2001. Effects of mycorrhizas on growth and demography of tallgrass prairie forbs. American Journal of Botany 88: 1452- 1457.

12. Eom, A. H., D. C. Hartnett, and G. W. T. Wilson. 2000. Host plant species effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia 122: 435- 444.

13. Eom, A. H., D. C. Hartnett, G. T. Wilson, and D. A. Figge. 1999. Effects of fire, mowing, and fertilizer amendments on arbuscular mycorrhizas in tallgrass prairie. American Midland Naturalist 142: 55- 69.

14. Hartnett, D. C., and G. W. T. Wilson. 1999. Mycorrhizae influence plant community structure and diversity in tallgrass prairie. Ecology 80: 1187- 1195.

15. Smith, M. D., D. C. Hartnett, and G. W. T. Wilson. 1999. Interacting influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and competition on plant diversity in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia 121: 574- 582.

16. Rice, C. W., T. C. Todd, J. M. Blair, T. R. Seastedt, R. A. Ramundo, and G. W. T. Wilson. 1998. Belowground biology and processes. Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie 244- 264.

17. Wilson, G. W. T., and D. C. Hartnett. 1998. Interspecific variation in plant responses to mycorrhizal colonization in prairie grasses and forbs. American Journal of Botany 85: 1732- 1738.

18. Miller, R. M., B. A. D. Hetrick, and G. W. T. Wilson. 1997. Mycorrhizal fungi affect root stele tissue in grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany 75: 1778- 1784.

19. Wilson, G.W.T., and D.C. Hartnett. 1997. Effects of mycorrhizae on plant productivity and species abundances in tallgrass prairie microcosms. American Journal of Botany 84: 478- 482.

20. Anderson, R. C., B. A. D. Hetrick, and G. W. T. Wilson. 1994. Mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Schizachyrium scoparium in two prairie soils. American Midland Naturalist 132: 366- 376.

21. Hetrick, B. A. D., D. C. Hartnett, G. W. T. Wilson, and D. J. Gibson. 1994. Effects of mycorrhizal and plant density on yield relationships among competing tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany 72: 168- 176.

22. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. W. T. Wilson, and A. P. Schwab. 1994. Mycorrhizal activity in warm-and cool-season grasses: variation in nutrient uptake strategies. Canadian Journal of Botany 72: 1002- 1008.

23. Hartnett, D. C., B. A. D. Hetrick, G. W. T. Wilson, and D. J. Gibson. 1993. VA-Mycorrhizal influence on intra- and interspecific neighbor interactions among co-occurring prairie grasses. Journal of Ecology 81: 787- 795.

24. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. W. T. Wilson, and T. C. Todd. 1992. Relationships of mycorrhizal symbiosis, rooting strategy and phenology among tallgrass prairie forbs. Canadian Journal of Botany 70: 1521- 1528.

25. Hetrick, B. A. D., and G. W. T. Wilson. 1991. Effects of mycorrhizal fungus species and metalaxyl application on microbial suppression of mycorrhizal symbiosis. Mycologia 83: 97- 102.

26. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. W. T. Wilson, and J. F. Leslie. 1991. Root architecture of warm and cool-season grasses: relationship to mycorrhizal dependence. Canadian Journal of Botany 69: 112- 118.

27. Hetrick, B. A. D., and G. W. T. Wilson. 1990. Relationship of native and introduced mycorrhizal fungi to mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Koeleria pyranidata. Mycologia 82: 779- 782.

28. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. W. T. Wilson, and C. E. Owensby. 1990. The influence of mycorrhizae on big bluestem rhizome regrowth and clipping tolerance. Journal of Range Management 43: 286- 290.

29. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. W. T. Wilson, and T. C. Todd. 1990. Differential responses of C3 and C4 grasses to mycorrhizal symbiosis, phosphorus fertilization, and soil microorganisms. Canadian Journal of Botany 68: 461- 467.

30. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. T. Wilson, and D. C. Harnett. 1989. Relationship between mycorrhizal dependence and competitive ability of two tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany 67: 2608- 2615.

31. Hetrick, B. A. D., and G. W. T. Wilson. 1989. Suppression of mycorrhizal fungus spore germination in nonsterile soil: relationship to mycorrhizal growth response in big bluestem. Mycologia 81: 382- 390.

32. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. W. T. Wilson, and C. E. Owensby. 1989. Influence of mycorrhizal fungi and fertilization on big bluestem seedling biomass. Journal of Range Management 42: 213- 216.

33. Wilson, G. W. T., B. A. D. Hetrick, and D. G. Kitt. 1989. Suppression of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus spore germination by nonsterile soil. Canadian Journal of Botany 67: 18- 23.

34. Hetrick, B. A. D., J. F. Leslie, G. T. Wilson, and D. G. Kitt. 1988. Physical and topological assessment of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on root architecture of big bluestem. New Phytologist 110: 85- 96.

35. Hetrick, B. A. D., and G. T. Wilson. 1988. Suppression of mycorrhizal fungus spore germination in non-sterile soil: relationship to mycorrhizal growth response in big bluestem. Mycologia 81: 382- 390.

36. Hetrick, B. A. D., D. G. Kitt, and G. T. Wilson. 1988. Mycorrhizal dependence and growth habit of warm-season and cool-season tallgrass prairie plants. Canadian Journal of Botany 66: 1376- 1380.

37. Hetrick, B. A. D., G. T. Wilson, D. G. Kitt, and A. P. Schwab. 1988. Effects of soil microorganisms on mycorrhizal contribution to growth of big bluestem grass in nonsterile soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 20: 501- 507.

38. Kitt, D. G., B. A. D. Hetrick, and G. W. T. Wilson. 1988. Relationships of soil fertility to suppression of the growth response of mycorrhizal big bluestem in nonsterile soil. New Phytologist 109: 473- 482.

39. Wilson, G. W. T., B. A. H. Daniels, and D. G. Kitt. 1988. Suppression of mycorrhizal growth response of big bluestem by nonsterile soil. Mycologia 80: 338- 343.

40. Kitt, D. G., B. A. D. Heterick, and G. T. Wilson. 1987. Sporulation of two vesicular-abuscular mycorrhizal fungi in nonsterile soil. Mycologia 79: 896- 899.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the Long Term Ecological Research Program at Konza Prairie Biological Station. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necesarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.